Why This Millennial Quit His 6-Figure Job And Gave Away Most Of His Possessionshttp://www.businessinsider.com/minimalist-millennial-quit-job-and-shed-possessions-2014-1/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Tue, 31 Mar 2015 17:05:11 -0400Jenna Goudreauhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/52f6d8dd6da8112b0d55d084wa-wa-waSat, 08 Feb 2014 20:24:45 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52f6d8dd6da8112b0d55d084
To be that poor you really have to be a good person, with a lot of character.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52f6c265eab8ea8b5a55d082Al GoreSat, 08 Feb 2014 18:48:53 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52f6c265eab8ea8b5a55d082
I courageously will give up one gulf-stream jet ride a month, and I will also reduce the thermostat on my gigantic mansion by one-half degree during the winter. I will not give up my full body massages as I do not want to negatively impact the earning power of working class women. My reproductive digit tacitly agrees with me.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52f6b6be6da811434a55d0821960s back to the land movement was like thisSat, 08 Feb 2014 17:59:10 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52f6b6be6da811434a55d082
It worked OK in some instances and failed in others.
When the hippies decided to have kids the simple living plan ran into problems. Some managed to still raise decent kids but others felt that they had to do the 9 to 5 routine to raise the kids properly.
Now ( post economic meltdown ) the deal that you can get on some of the communes offers far more security than what the larger society has to offer.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52f688e56da811924155d084powSat, 08 Feb 2014 14:43:33 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52f688e56da811924155d084
mental break downhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/52f00369ecad044575235776zeromeinMon, 03 Feb 2014 16:00:25 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52f00369ecad044575235776
Desire and attachment to temporal things is at the root of all human suffering.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ee234ceab8ea962d93d000flymetothemoonSun, 02 Feb 2014 05:51:56 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ee234ceab8ea962d93d000
To quote Maggie the Cat: You can be young without money, but you can't be OLD without money. Hag1 hit the nail on the head: most of the population lives with very little and not by choice.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52edef8f6bb3f784794ad89fhag1Sun, 02 Feb 2014 02:11:11 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52edef8f6bb3f784794ad89f
I am disgusted by rich people talking about giving away all their stuff, .....try being poor, never having anything, sharing your bed, sharing food , living in a one room apartment with 7 other family members, no car , no phone , the majority of people live like this. Talk about building character.....most of the population lives with very little not by choice.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed8e42ecad0433414ad89bjimcactusSat, 01 Feb 2014 19:16:02 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed8e42ecad0433414ad89b
I perused the blog and read some of their jottings. while I don't at all disagree with their abandonment of the careerist/consumerist striver's lifestyle, I am somewhat amused by their seeming obliviousness that their minimalist philosophy is nothing new. have they never heard of Henry David Thoreau? Do they know what hippies were? As a middling boomer well into my 57th year, as well as the father of three college educated and well employed millennialists, find that R&J share a deficiency common to their cohort -- a nearly complete lack of historical awareness coupled with the naive belief that their personal discoveries are unique.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed472beab8ead064104146SSSSSSlytherinSat, 01 Feb 2014 14:12:43 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed472beab8ead064104146
I liked it because of the "awesome future" part.
It actually makes little sense to be arguing what this is about, against existing reality. I am deeply engaged in making this happen, most of my adult life. In two words, "Distributed Capitalism". The word "permaculture" was first used by an Australian. It is the most awesome thing one can possibly think about, realistically regrowing the deserts, helping the oceans adapt, and most joyfully just being outside and watching the grass grow, with an attitude of learning about the regular observation.
Then there is "do it yourself industry" with the whole self-reliance.
Paul Wheaton is one exemplary man who also makes fun of hippies, in a kind way. But the more one understands what this is about, the more "compassion", I just mean human understanding, one gains for those already sailing the Ship.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed42466da811d9161f97cfBirdfingerSat, 01 Feb 2014 13:51:50 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed42466da811d9161f97cf
Good, but don't endeavor to be a burden on society. If you wind up needing a kidney transplant, don't expect me to pay for it. Accept the fate that you selected.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed416b6da811d9161f97c7hee hee heeSat, 01 Feb 2014 13:48:11 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed416b6da811d9161f97c7
It's hard to figure what you people mean. Not paying taxes is the best comment ever?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed3eaa6bb3f7740d4ad89fSSSSSSlytherinSat, 01 Feb 2014 13:36:26 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed3eaa6bb3f7740d4ad89f
Nothing "protects" us from despair. Most people call it "hope", I just see the awesome future and smile, and work of course.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed3a07ecad04c2244ad899hee hee heeSat, 01 Feb 2014 13:16:39 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ed3a07ecad04c2244ad899
Then when the bridges fall down, nobody will cross the rivers anymore. When the crops fail, the children will die off. When the microbes attack, we will yield to a superior lifeforce. When the asteroid approaches, our melancholy will protect us from despair.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ec31d36bb3f75664b83343SSSSSSlytherinFri, 31 Jan 2014 18:29:23 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ec31d36bb3f75664b83343
Best. Comment. Ever.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ec2f4e69beddf006b8333cCheckFri, 31 Jan 2014 18:18:38 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ec2f4e69beddf006b8333c
This is what you global warming fear mongerers should practice. Give up your gas guzzling BMW's, stop buying needless shit, stop taking so many vacations and have a Co2 footprint that matches your zealotry on the matter. So when Obama flies air force one separately from Michele and the kids going to the same vacation destination, it means he doesn't give two shits about global warming.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ec2cb1eab8eaa95af357b3John of the CrossFri, 31 Jan 2014 18:07:29 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ec2cb1eab8eaa95af357b3
If you want to have everything, desire nothing.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ec1ed86da811fc03f357baStevexFri, 31 Jan 2014 17:08:24 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ec1ed86da811fc03f357ba
Most millennials are living like this already. No one has money to buy anything.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ec1d316da811fb03f357b2awesome futureFri, 31 Jan 2014 17:01:21 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/52ec1d316da811fb03f357b2
the cult is going to implode and this is how it will be done. people of the future won't pay property tax, or utilities....the system will not survive the minimalist future. people just don't need a lot of crap anymore....obtaining things doesn't work in an impermanent world.....letting go is the correct philosophy.